Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a non-endemic country: case report

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Waikagul, Jitra¹  Universidade de Brasília, Brasília¹  Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba¹  Chagas, Francisco das¹  Llaguno, Mauricio M.¹  Castro, Cleudson¹  Faleiros, Ana Carolina Guimarães¹  Cortez-Escalante, Juan¹ 

关键词: Diphyllobothriasis;    Diphyllobothrium latum;    Emerging disease;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822008000300015

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Diphyllobothriasis, which is rarely described in Brazil, was reported initially as a travelers' disease and as an accidental infection in individuals who ate raw freshwater fish. This report aims to present the case of a 20-year-old patient with confirmed Diphyllobothrium latum infection.

【 授权许可】

Unknown